Collar-button.



No. 860,582. PATENTED JULY 16, 1907. A. swmsou.

COLLAR BUTTON.

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avwamtoz Q/qhtueww I Alive d, wan son ALFRED SWANSON, OF ALBUQUERQUE, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

COLLAR-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907- Application filed October 29, 1906- Serial No. 341,134:-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED SWANSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo and Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Buttons; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improved collar button, and it consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of the base of the collar button to which the shank is attached and to provide the base with means to prevent the same from rubbing and discoloring the neck of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved collar button; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the same in an inverted position; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same; Fig. 4 is a similar view, taken on a plane at right angles to that of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank from which the base is made.

The shank 1 of my improved collar button, which is here shown as flat, is formed at its outer end with a head 2 and is provided at its inner end with oppositelyprojecting lugs 3. The base 4 is formed from a plate of thin, sheet metal, which is first cut into a substantially rectangular blank 5, formed in two of its corners with recesses 6 to provide a flap 7. At the-opposite end of the blank is formed a flap 8. At the inner end of the said flap are recesses 9, and at the upper end thereof is a longitudinal slot 10, which is open at its outer end. The intermediate portion 11 of the base blank, between the flaps 7 and 8, is square and its corners 12 are adapted to be folded on lines indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5. The outer corners 13 of the flap S are also adapted to be folded on the dotted lines 14. The intermediate portion 11 forms the outer side of the base, and the same is covered by a flat piece of celluloid, or other suitable material, as at 15, which is secured thereto by the folded corners 12. The inner end of the shank bears against and is disposed transversely on the center of the portion 11. The flap 8 is then bent over upon the portion 11, the slot 10 serving to clear the shank, and the portions thereof at the sides of said slot being caused to bear upon the lugs 3, so as to hold the shank in place. The shank is disposed at the inner end of and projects through the slot 10. The flap 7 is bent on the outer end of the flap 8 and is secured thereto by the bent corners 13 of said flap 8, hence the flap 8 and flap 7 are interlocked and coact with the intermediate portion 11 and with the lugs 3 of the shank to firmly attach the latter to the base. From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation. Such changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is,

1. A collar button comprising a shank and a base, said shank having laterally-projecting lugs at its inner end and said base comprising an intermediate portion, and flaps disposed reversely thereon on the inner side thereof and one upon the other, the inner flap having an opening to clear the shank and coacting with the intermediate portion to engage the lugs of the shank, the outer flap and the inner flap being secured together, substantially as described.

2.1he hereindescribed collar button comprising the shank having the lateraliy-projecting lugs at its inner end, and the base comprising the intermediate portion and the flaps at opposite ends thereof, one disposed over the intermediate portion and the other overlapping the firstmentioned flap, said first-mentioned flap having an opening to clear the shank and coacting with the inter-mediate portion'to bear against the lugs of the shank, said firstmentioned flap being further provided with devices to engage the outer flap and lock the latter thereto.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALFRED SWANSON. Witnesses JOHN DIDSON, JOHN A. TANSBERG. 

